[Delivery Union Above the Law] 52nd Day of Delivery Strike... Massive Damage to Agencies and Drivers
Agency January Sales Down More Than 30% Compared to Previous Year
On the 17th, as the delivery workers' union continued its sit-in protest occupying the CJ Logistics headquarters, a press conference titled "Condemning the Chaebol CJ Logistics for Violating the Social Agreement to Prevent Delivery Workers' Deaths from Overwork! Service Federation Labor Safety and Health Committee" was held in front of the CJ Logistics headquarters in Jung-gu, Seoul. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Hyun-seok] As the strike by the CJ Logistics headquarters of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) National Courier Workers' Union (Courier Union) passes 50 days, the damage to company-affiliated agencies and non-union courier workers is snowballing.
According to the courier industry on the 17th, due to the Courier Union strike that began on December 18 last year, agencies are suffering losses and are facing the risk of closure.
Kim Jong-cheol, president of the CJ Logistics Agency Association, said, "Normally, income increases by about 10-15% from November to January, but since the strike started at the end of last year, it has been in the negative," adding, "In January this year alone, sales dropped by more than 30% compared to the previous year."
The hardships of non-union courier workers who are not members of the union are also severe. Kim Seul-gi, representative of the Non-Union Courier Alliance, claimed, "After the strike, clients have left, and even with fewer shipments, volume has decreased by more than 30%."
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Amid worsening public opinion against the illegal and unjustified strike, union members whose income has decreased due to participation in the strike are also showing signs of wavering. Of the approximately 1,650 union members who joined the strike in December last year, about 200 have left and returned to work as of today.
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